Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Notomys mordax compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Notomys	Microcebus
Species	Notomys mordax	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Goodman’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.